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Boeing 747 trial flight lands at Srinagar

The first Boeing 747 Air India trial flight landed at the Srinagar international airport on Wednesday. "The trial flight was operated…

IANS | Srinagar | July 19, 2017 8:40 am

Boeing 747 trial flight lands at Srinagar

The first Boeing 747 Air India trial flight landed at the Srinagar international airport on Wednesday.

"The trial flight was operated for the first time by Air India," an airport official said.

Air India will operate Boeing 747 flights from Srinagar to Saudi Arabia from July 25 to ferry Hajj pilgrims.

A total of 8,100 Hajj pilgrims will be performing the pilgrimage this year from Jammu and Kashmir. Some 840 pilgrims will fly each day from Srinagar to Saudi Arabia.

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CM Omar Abdullah makes surprise visit to hospitals in Srinagar

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection of the premier health institutions in Srinagar to gain firsthand knowledge of the facilities and services being provided to patients and their attendants.

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Omar to camp in Srinagar to address problems of people in extreme cold

Amid freezing temperatures and bone-chilling cold wave currently gripping the Kashmir Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would station himself in Srinagar for the next week to personally address the challenges faced by the people.

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